During a game, every card is within one of these areas:
Deck: This is the stack of cards you brought to the game. No one is allowed to look through your deck or change its order unless a rule instructs them to do so.
Hand: This is where a card goes when you draw it from your deck. You can have any number of cards in your hand. Keep your hand hidden from your opponent.
Being Played: This is where a card goes while it’s being played. It does not leave this area until you are done handling it. (For more information, see “How to Play a Card”)
In Play: This is where character, item, or location cards go when they are finished being played.
Discard Pile: This is where a card goes when it is discarded or destroyed. Also, this is where tactic cards go once you have completed their instructions.
Out of Game: This is where cards go when they are removed from the game.

If a card moves from one game play area to another, any effects that were going to affect the card in the old area do not affect the card in the new area.